Reading with Style discussion

10.1 List Lovers

Are you trying to read all the Pulitzer Prize winning novels? Working your way through the 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die? Choose your list wisely – you must use the same list each time you repeat this task. Don’t forget to state your chosen list when claiming points for this task. This task cannot be used for combo points.

10.2 Short

In honor of the shortest day of the year, read a short book 100-150 pages in MPE.

10.3 Location

In light of our poll tie, read a book set (at least 75%) in Australia OR a book set (at least 75%) in Ireland (not Northern Ireland).

10.4 Vocation

In honor of Melville Dewey (b. Dec 10, 1851), read any book that takes place in a library or bookstore OR a biography/memoir of a bookstore owner or librarian.

10.5 Zane

In honor of the 150th anniversary of Zane Grey's birth, read any book off this list of western authors: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of....

10.6 NYE Countdown

Read a book in which all of the letters of one of the following words can be found in the title (including sub-titles):
Time, Clock, Watch, Hour, Minute, Second

10.7 Genre-Rich (Coralie's Task)

I like my books to have a mix of genres. I call this being genre-rich.
My favourite genres include science fiction, historical fiction and mystery. I also enjoy reading about different places.

Read a book that has at least two of the following main page genres - science fiction, historical, mystery and cultural.

10.8 Singles (Rosemary's Task)

Read a book with a one-word title (no subtitles) or a book whose author has just one name (for example Homer, Stendhal, Colette, Saki).

10.9 Discovery (Bea's Task via Tien)

I have been on a journey, since my husband died, with finding who I am. I have discovered several interests and hobbies: camping, photography, birding, gardening, stargazing, genealogy, shooting, and reading. Read a non-fiction book reflecting an interest in your life. This task cannot be claimed for combo.

10.10 Group Reads

Read one of these books recommended by a fellow RwS member:

Elizabeth (Alaska): The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America by Timothy Egan
Kate S: The Stranger by Harlan Coben
Anika: Bright Dead Things by Ada Limon
Mary: Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier
Karen Michele: Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley
Rebekah: What Happened To You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing by Bruce D. Perry and Oprah Winfrey
Connie: The Speckled Beauty: A Dog and His People by Rick Bragg
Valerie: The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim
Nick: Under the Sign of Saturn: Essays by Susan Sontag
Kathleen (itpdx): Bewilderment by Richard Powers
Bucket: The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell
Denise: The Night in Question by Tobias Wolff
Ann: Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky
June: The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline
Lagullande: One Life: My Mother's Story by Kate Grenville

20.1 Maid in Waiting

Maid In Waiting was a NYT bestseller in December 1931. Read a book that is part of a trilogy OR in which the series name contains the word "CHRONICLE/S".

20.2 The Keys to the Kingdom

The Keys to the Kingdom was a NYT bestseller in January 1942. Read a book with 5k or fewer ratings and published in the 20th century (1901-2000).

20.3 Frenchman's Creek

Frenchman's Creek was a NYT bestseller in January and February 1942. Read a book that features pirates.


20.4 Day of the Jackal

The Day of the Jackal was a NYT bestseller in December 1971. Read a book with a main page genre of "thriller".

20.5 Wheels

Wheels was a NYT bestseller in December 1971. Read one of these British novels adapted into television shows.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Categor...

20.6 Hidden Figures

Hidden Figures was a NYT bestseller in January and February 1992. Read a book that has won the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award
OR
Read a book written by an author who has won the Anisfield-Wolf Lifetime Achievement Award.

20.7 John Adams

John Adams was a NYT bestseller in January 2002. Read any book set at least 75% during John Adams lifetime (1735-1826) OR originally published 1735-1826.

20.8 Dead Sea (Ed's Task)

I recently watched a fascinating documentary about the Dead Sea Scrolls. February 7 marks the 75th anniversary of this amazing find in the caves of Khirbat Qumran in Palestine.

Read a book in which the author's first and last initial can be found in "KHIRBAT QUMRAN". Letters may only be used as often as they appear in those two words.

20.9 Madame Bovary (Kate S's Task)

In honor of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Gustave Flaubert and his most popular title, Madame Bovary; read a book with a surname in the title (not sub-title). The surname must refer to a character in the book. Possessives and plurals will be accepted.

20.10 Pulp (Elizabeth (Alaska)'s Task)

Read any book by one of these pulp fiction authors.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulp_ma...